Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis"

Abstract Number: 1189 • ACR Convergence 2020
Serum High-sensitive Cardiac Troponin at Baseline Predict Cardiovascular Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis
M. Elaine Husni¹, Daniel H Solomon², Mingyuan Shao³, Katherine Wolski³, Steven Nissen³, Stanley Hazen⁴ and WH Wilson Tang⁴, ¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland
Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), excess mortality and inflammation has been attributed to cardiovascular (CV) diseases. High-sensitivity cardiac troponins (hscTnT) allow measurement of cardiac troponin…
Abstract Number: 1205 • ACR Convergence 2020
Soluble Vascular Biomarkers in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis: Effects of One-year Anti-TNF-α Therapy
Anita Pusztai¹, Attila Hamar², Ágnes Horváth², Katalin Gulyás², Edit Végh², Nóra Bodnár², György Kerekes², Monika Czókolyová², Szilvia Szamosi², Levente Bodoki², Katalin Hodosi², Andrea Domján², Gábor Nagy², Luis Lopez³, Ejii Matsuura⁴, Zoltán Prohászka⁵, Sándor Szántó², Zoltán Nagy², Yehuda Shoenfeld⁶, Zoltán Szekanecz² and Gabriella Szűcs², ¹University of Debrecen Faculty of Medicine, Department of Rheumatology, Debrecen, Hungary, ²University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary, ³Corgenix Inc., Broomfield, CO, ⁴Okayama University, Okayama, Japan, ⁵Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, ⁶Zabludowicz Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have been associated with cardiovascular (CV) disease. The treatment of arthritis by tumour necrosis factor α (TNF-α)…
Abstract Number: 1222 • ACR Convergence 2020
Iron Management in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Wojciech Tański¹, Mariusz Chabowski² and Ewa Jankowska³, ¹4th Military Teaching Hospital, Wrocław, Poland, ²4th Military Teaching Hospital, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland, ³Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic connective tissue disease with immune background, which affects approximately 0.3-2% of the population. Anaemia is the most common…
Abstract Number: 1240 • ACR Convergence 2020
An Increase in Red Cell Mean Corpuscular Volume by Methotrexate Is Potentiated by Hydroxychloroquine and Predicts Clinical Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Muhammad Shipa¹, Su-Ann Yeoh¹, Dev Mukerjee² and Michael Ehrenstein¹, ¹University College London, LONDON, United Kingdom, ²North Middlesex University hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) can result in an increase in mean corpuscular volume (MCV) of red blood cells. The range of MCV change varies between patients…
Abstract Number: 1464 • ACR Convergence 2020
Multi-Variate Approach Including Serology and Genetics for an Improved Identification of Patients at Risk of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis
Céline Lamacchia¹, Maresa Grundhuber², Isabel Gehring², Pascale Roux Lombard³, Michael John Nissen¹, Andrea Rubbert Roth⁴, Ruediger Mueller⁵, Ulrich Walker⁶, Burkhard Moeller⁷, Diego Kyburz⁸, Adrian Ciurea⁹, Sascha Swiniarski¹⁰ and Axel Finckh¹¹, ¹Geneva University Hospital, Geneva - 14, Switzerland, ²Thermo Fisher Scientific Phadia GmbH, Freiburg, Germany, ³Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland, ⁴Klinik für Rheumatologie, Kantonsspital St Gallen, St Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, ⁵KSA: Aarau Hospital, Aarau, Switzerland, ⁶Basel University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland, ⁷Inselspital - University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland, ⁸University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, ⁹University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ¹⁰Phadia GmbH / Thermo Fisher Scientific, Freiburg, Germany, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: First-degree relatives of RA patients (FDR-RA) have an increased prevalence for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) [1] and joint symptoms [2]. Identification of individuals with imminent RA…
Abstract Number: 1540 • ACR Convergence 2020
Association Between Disease Activity and Left Ventricular Systolic Function in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case-Control Study
Elías Abraham Rodríguez¹, Dionicio Ángel Galarza-Delgado², José Ramón Azpiri López³, Iris Jazmín Colunga Pedraza⁴, Salvador Lugo Pérez³, Itzel Corina Zárate Salinas³, Paola Fernanda Frausto Lerma⁴, Alejandra Pérez Villar⁴, Mayra Alejandra Reyes Soto⁴ and Raymundo Vera⁵, ¹Hospital Universitario "José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Mexico, ²Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ³Cardiology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Rheumatology service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁵Cardiology Service Hospital Universitario "José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA) have a higher prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), which is the most common cause of death in this group. Disease…
Abstract Number: 1603 • ACR Convergence 2020
P4 Index Correlates with RAPID3 and Disease-Specific Indices in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA)
Abhijeet Danve¹, Betty Hsiao² and Phillip Zhang³, ¹Yale University, Rocky Hill, CT, ²Yale Rheumatology, New Haven, ³Yale University, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: RAPID3 scores correlate well with disease-specific indices, including the Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) in RA and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI)…
Abstract Number: 1724 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Feasible and Efficient Approach to Implementing Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Measure in a Busy Rheumatology Clinic: A Quality Improvement Project
Ali H.Ali¹, Amani Elghafri², Mosaab Mohameden³, Mandeep Sidhu² and Candice Reyes Yuvienco⁴, ¹University of California San Francisco Fresno, Fresno, CA, ²University of California San Francisco Fresno, Fresno, ³University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, ⁴University of California San Francisco Fresno, Clovis, CA
Background/Purpose: The treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) has witnessed a substantial change over last the 20 years, with disease remission becoming an achievable goal. Treat-to-target…
Abstract Number: 1741 • ACR Convergence 2020
Does Preventive Care Matter? (in RA)
Morgan Greenwald¹, JoAnn Ball¹, Shannon Lopez¹, Monica Berg¹ and Maria Greenwald¹, ¹Desert Medical Advances, Palm Desert, CA
Background/Purpose: Preventive medical care improves morbidity and mortality. The assessment included 28,105 RA patients from prospective randomized trials.Methods: Nested data from a single site was…
Abstract Number: 1758 • ACR Convergence 2020
Prevalence and Incidence of Infection and Venous Thromboembolism in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Newly Initiating Various DMARD Classes: Real-World Analysis of 2012–2016 US Medicare Data
Robin Dore¹, Jenya Antonova², Lawrence Chang², Suying Li³, Haifeng Guo³, Yuanyuan Ji³ and Mark Genovese⁴, ¹Private practice, Tustin, CA, ²Gilead Sciences, Foster City, CA, ³Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA
Background/Purpose: RA patients have an increased risk of infection1 and venous thromboembolism (VTE)2. Although rates of serious infection and VTE have been reported for Medicare…
Abstract Number: 1958 • ACR Convergence 2020
Patterns and Impact of Long-term Glucocorticoid Use on RA Patients at Risk for Major Adverse Cardiac Events
Beth Wallace¹, Yuqing Gao², Punyasha Roul³, Bryant England³, Ted Mikuls³, Shirley Cohen-Mekelburg⁴, Daniel Clauw⁵, Rodney Hayward¹ and Akbar Waljee¹, ¹Michigan Medicine, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI, ²VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴Michigan Medicine/VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: One-quarter to one-third of RA patients use long-term glucocorticoids (GCs) despite their known, dose-dependent association with increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular (CV) events…
Abstract Number: 2000 • ACR Convergence 2020
Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Methotrexate versus Hydroxychloroquine
Mengdong He¹, Ajinkya Pawar¹, Rishi Desai¹, Robert Glynn¹, Hemin Lee¹, Michael Weinblatt¹, Daniel H Solomon¹ and Seoyoung Kim¹, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Prior studies suggest an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, little is known about the comparative risk…
Abstract Number: 2047 • ACR Convergence 2020
Synovial CD8 T Cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis Exhibit High Antigen-independent Cytokine Production and Low Cytotoxic Potential
Anna Helena Jonsson¹, Fan Zhang², Emma Gomez-Rivas³, Karishma Rupani⁴, Gerald Watts⁵, Kevin Wei¹, Runci Wang⁴, Deepak Rao⁴, Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) - RA/SLE⁶, Soumya Raychaudhuri² and Michael Brenner¹, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Brigam and Women's Hospital, Boston, ⁶., Boston
Background/Purpose: T cell-derived pro-inflammatory cytokines are major drivers of RA pathogenesis, and these cytokines have traditionally been attributed to CD4 T cells. However, single-cell RNA-sequencing…
Abstract Number: 0016 • ACR Convergence 2020
Differential Characteristics in Inflammatory Rheumatologic Patients with Severe and Mild COVID-19 Infection
Paula García Escudero¹, Claudia Stoye², Orlando Pompei fernández², Marta González Fernández¹, Joaquín María Belzunegui Otano³, Juan Ramón De Dios², Belén Álvarez Rodríguez², Elena Garmendia Sánchez¹, Susana Gil², Ana Ruibal-Escribano⁴, Margarida Vasques Rocha², Francisco García Llorente⁵, César Antonio Egües⁶, Edurne Guerrero⁷ and Jaime Calvo-Alén², ¹Hospital Universitario Cruces, Barakaldo, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Araba, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Pais Vasco, Spain, ³Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Donostia. San Sebastián, Spain, San Sebastian, Spain, ⁴Hospital Alfredo Espinosa, Urduliz, Pais Vasco, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario de Galdakao, Galdakao, Pais Vasco, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario Donostia, Donostia-San Sebastián, Pais Vasco, Spain, ⁷Hospital Alto Deba, Arrasate, Pais Vasco, Spain
Background/Purpose: SARS COV 2 pandemic has been an issue which has challenged the health care systems around the world. Rheumatology has been involved in two…
Abstract Number: 0071 • ACR Convergence 2020
Significant Enrichment of Transcriptionally Distinct CD206+CD163+ Macrophage Population in Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Tissue
Megan Hanlon¹, Mary Canavan², Qingxuan Song³, Candice Low⁴, Phil Gallagher⁵, Ronan Mullan⁶, Conor Hurson⁷, Sunil Nagpal⁸, Douglas Veale⁹ and Ursula Fearon², ¹Molecular Rheumatology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland, ²Molecular Rheumatology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA, Spring House, PA, ⁴EULAR Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic diseases, St Vincents University Hospital, UCD, Dublin, Ireland, ⁵St Vincents University Hospital, UCD, Dublin, Ireland, ⁶Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ⁷St Vincents University Hospital, UCD, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ⁸Janssen Research & Development, Collegeville, PA, ⁹EULAR Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, St Vincents University Hospital, UCD, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Synovial tissue macrophages are an exquisitely plastic pool of innate cells that play a key role in RA disease progression. However, the precise nature,…

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